Reasoning Notes

Chapter 418 Reasoning Notes 9: The Legend of the Lizard God (26)
Qi Mu by the window put down the novel in his hand, glanced at Sister Hua, and moved his eyes to Mi Kaka.The moment the eyes of the two sides intersected, they quickly realized that the child was the little boy who ran away before.It was really hard to find anywhere, and it took no effort to get there. Mi Kaka and Qi Mu were worrying about how to find him, but he came to the door automatically.The two immediately ignored other things and ran out the door at a speed like the wind.

Halfway through the run, Mi Kaka turned back.

"That... Sister Hua..." Mi Kaka hesitated, hesitated to speak.Sister Hua didn't understand what he was going to do, and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything I can do for you?"

"That's...that's..." Mikaka still had to put on a gesture, and Qi Mu also came back, grabbed his collar and dragged it out, and at the same time told Sister Hua his little thoughts: "This kid hopes you don't Tell others about the style of his underwear!"

"Pfft." Sister Hua couldn't help laughing out loud.

Having said that, the style of Mikaka's underwear is... ahem.can not say.

When the two walked out of the door, they found a familiar figure standing in the golden glow of the door.This is the little boy who is playing with blowing bubbles, holding the toy in his hand, raising his head slightly, and exhaling a long breath.Immediately, strings of crystal clear and colorful bubbles fluttered with the wind and flew into the sky.

Among the colorful bubbles flying all over the sky, the little boy is the only one here.

"Where's grandma?" Mikaka stepped forward and asked.

The little boy put away the toy, without saying anything, just stretched out his hand.

What does it mean?Mikaka was puzzled.

It's still Qi Mu who understands the ways of the world.He kindly reminded: "This is asking for a favor from you."

"Hmm!" The little boy praised Qimu's understanding ability.

"..."

Mi Kaka sighed in his heart, the child of today!In desperation, he had no choice but to take out his wallet and hand over a five-yuan bill.The little boy was indifferent.

"Hey! Five yuan can buy a box of ice cream!"

snort.The little boy turned his face slightly away, clearly expressing his disdain for the mere five yuan.

No way, the poor scholar Mi Kaka had to squeeze out another ten yuan.Only then did the little boy put away the money in satisfaction, and hooked his fingers to them: "Follow me! My grandma is here."

This tone, these fluent English words... This child must be a talent when he grows up.Mikaka has a deep feeling.Before they could speak, the little boy had already started to walk forward.Qi Mu and Mi Kaka looked at each other, and followed him automatically and consciously.

Turning a corner, there is an old bookstore.

The second-hand bookstore exudes a faint scent of books.In today's era when bow-heads are prevalent, this old and familiar taste of books is nostalgic.And at the door of the bookstore, an old woman over fifty years old appeared.She was seen sitting on an old wooden chair in front of the door, holding a dragon-headed crutch with both hands, waiting for someone to come.

The colorful sunset at this moment is like a scene of fire in the sky.

The warm setting sun shrouds the quiet street, which makes people feel sad.The soft twilight delicately depicts the face of the old woman who has experienced many vicissitudes, bringing out her kind and peaceful aura.How like a sketch of a character drawn by a master of Chinese painting.

Presumably, this is the old grandmother whom the villagers admire!

And the person she was waiting for was already on the way.Two figures, two big and one small, are walking towards the old grandmother in the afterglow of the sunset.

Seeing the old grandma sitting at the door, the little boy immediately jumped over happily: "Grandma, they are here."

The old grandma was resting her eyes with her eyes closed, and slowly opened her drooping eyelids when she heard the sound.She smiled slightly and gently stroked the little grandson's head.He stretched out his other hand and waved towards Mi Kaka and Qi Mu.

She called softly: "Come here, child."

"Hello grandma!"

In front of this respected old man, Mikaka behaved very politely.Although Qi Mu with a thousand-year-old face was silent, he actually showed a submissive expression.At this time, the little boy had already moved out of the small bench, and he was not making any noise. He changed his usual and sat very quietly. It seemed that he also wanted to join the team of listening to the story.

"I heard that you want to know about the legend of the Lizard God." The old grandma went straight in and told what they were thinking.

"Well. Grandma, can you tell us?" Mikaka asked modestly.

"of course can."

The afterglow of the setting sun reflected on the grandma's benevolent cheeks, which made people feel for a moment, as if they were their relatives.

The old grandma slowly told the ancient story that was settled in the long river of time.

It was passed down from generation to generation by the ancestors, and now she passed it on to the next generation.

Speaking of this land, since ancient times long ago, there have been legends about the Lizard God, and the specific time can no longer be traced back.According to legend, the Lord Lizard God inhabits this land, and the Ran family is the agent of the Lizard God in the world. They once made a terrible contract with the Lizard God.

As for the content of that contract, it is no secret.

After years of vicissitudes and dynasties, the Ran family has never fallen.Its descendants enjoyed great wealth.This seems to further confirm the credibility of the rumors.Especially the local residents still believe in the legend of the lizard god.As for the deeds of the lizard god's appearance, there are many records in the local county annals:

For example: The bandits who tried to loot the town were still on their way to the town, and before they had time to burn, kill and loot, strange things happened.One moment the sky was clear and the next moment it was stormy.The resulting mudslide buried the bandits alive, leaving only a few survivors.

Or, the bandits managed to break into the town and were about to start a massacre.But by chance, the officers and soldiers of the large army appeared suddenly, killing them by surprise, and the bandits obediently caught them without a fight.

The more bizarre one was: a group of robbers were ready to go down the mountain, but the cottage was struck by lightning in the clear sky, which caused a raging fire, and the whole village was turned into a pile of ashes.

Therefore, for hundreds of years, this ancient town has escaped the invasion of countless outsiders.

Even in the most difficult period of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese soldiers did not commit any crimes here.It is said that the Japanese wanted to enter the town that year, but on the way, they found countless lizards appearing in the middle of the mountain road.The Japanese, who had heard the legend of the Lizard God for a long time, did not dare to attack, so they quickly ordered to turn around and retreat.

These are all true historical events.It is agreed that this is the manifestation of the great lizard god, protecting the land and its people.

Therefore, this is also the reason why the local residents are deeply in awe of the lizard god.It's no wonder they are so afraid of the Ran family.

After listening to the grandma's statement, Mi Kaka couldn't help but wonder, "Wow! So, does the Lizard God really exist?"

At this time, the little boy was the first to answer on behalf of the grandmother: "Of course, Lord Lizard God is our protector here. No one is allowed to speak ill of it!"

This little brat.Mikaka couldn't laugh or cry.The grandma smiled and stroked the little grandson's head with her wrinkled palms.

He quietly played with the toy in his hand again.

Most of the daytime has passed.The color of the sky gradually faded to gray, and the wings of night have come down to the earth.

After a moment of silence, the old grandma suddenly stared at the two teenagers with a serious expression, and warned kindly: "You guys are new here, don't offend Lord Lizard God. Otherwise, it will punish you."

"No, no, we dare not!"

Just listening to the legends, I feel that the Lizard God is mysterious and terrifying, not to mention that it has caused a lot of trouble in Guangzhou. Mi Kaka is a mortal, how dare he offend the gods.

Suddenly at this time, "Grandma, do you still remember the murder that happened in Ran's family?" Qi Mu, who had been silent for a long time, asked thoughtfully.

This is their main purpose of coming to Shawan Ancient Town.

Hearing this, the wrinkles on the old grandma's face were full of sadness.She couldn't help but sigh. "What a terrible case that is." Her thoughts seemed to travel through the time tunnel and return to many years ago.

"Can you tell me?" Qi Mu asked sincerely.

"If you want to know, you can."

In fact, the old grandma didn't know much about the inside story.When recalling, her face full of grooves was filled with sadness little by little.

The story is opened page by page, as if going back to 18 years ago.

With a vicissitudes of life, the old grandma began to tell the miserable past.

18 years ago, the rainy night when the murder happened.

Not far from Ran's lizard house, the old man, also the husband of the grandmother, contracted an orchard to plant litchi trees.That summer, when the harvest was approaching, the old man stayed in the orchard almost every night.But that night, there was a torrential rain, pouring down, and thunder and lightning from time to time.The old man sleeping in the wooden shed tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

He is concerned about whether the lychees in the orchard will be lost due to the heavy rain.

Suddenly--

"Baby!" A heart-piercing scream came from somewhere, and went straight to the wooden shed through the storm, lightning and thunder.The old man suddenly felt a shock in his heart.

what happened?

Listen to this scream, it's not good!Startled, he subconsciously jumped out of bed and searched around.

But at this moment, suddenly, a thunder blasted in the night sky, destroying the suspected scream just like powder.The sound of boiling rain continued to fill the surrounding area of ​​the wooden shed.

Was what I just heard an illusion?
Outside the house, there was no other sound except lightning, thunder, and violent wind and rain that invaded the entire town.The old man shook his head and gave a wry smile, blaming himself for thinking too much.

Just when he was about to lie down, the scream that resounded like thunder resounded from afar again.

It can be heard very clearly at the moment.And the source of this sound...is the direction of Lizard House!

Did something happen?
(End of this chapter)